I don't really get the antipathy towards B&S on this. He clearly hears things from somewhere and sometimes they will happen and sometimes they won't come off, which is the nature of things. You can't fete someone as a hero when one thing they've heard happens and then pile on them a couple of days later when the next thing they hear doesn't.
Agreed. Let's face it, it seems like even JB often doesn't know a deal is over the line or not until the last minute, which is why the club is cautious about not announcing anything till it's a done deal.